Murphy, Ryan
Biography
Ryan Michael Murphy, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Business Communication at Central Michigan University. His teaching and research focus on business communication pedagogy, workplace communication strategies, and the transfer of professional skills across contexts. His courses integrate rhetorical awareness, digital literacy, and real-world applications, preparing students for today’s complex business environments. His current scholarship examines rhetorical memory in business pitches, data storytelling, and communication’s role in remote and hybrid workplaces.
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Publications & Presentations
Youn, H., Park, N., Murphy, R.M. (2024) “Beyond Writing a Summary: Utilizing AI tools to enhance writing skills,” Communication Teacher DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2024.2396005
Murphy, R.M. (2023) “Teaching Transferability of Soft Skills with Rhetorical Memory in Business Pitches,” Association for Business Communication Proceedings of the 88th Annual International Conference.
Murphy, R. M., (2023) “Polyvalent Practices and Heteropraxis as Heuristic: A Survey of Doctoral Examination Processes in Rhetoric and Composition,” Rhetoric Review 42(4) 241-256, DOI: 10.1080/07350198.2023.2269022.
Murphy, R. M., (2022) “Rhetorical Ethnography and the Virtue of Vulnerability in Transdisciplinary Research Methods,” POROI 17(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.17077/2151-2957.31090
Murphy, R.M. (2021) Institutional Ethnography: A Theory of Practice for Writing Studies Researchers, Rhetoric Review, 40:2, 200-202, DOI: 10.1080/07350198.2021.1898843
Education
PhD, Purdue University
MA, San Francisco State University
BA, Fort Lewis College
Research Interests
My research is broadly focused on business communication pedagogy. Currently I am working on projects centered on how students and professionals communicate the value of their transferable skills, and the dynamics of work from home and hybrid work arrangements in various workplaces. I primarily use qualitative research methods.
Membership in Professional Organizations
Association for Business Communication
Association of Teachers of Technical Writing